June 2008 1

Dairy Diet Trends

Who’s Meeting the Calcium A.I.?

Source: USDA Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals, 1994-1996.

Percent of Americans Meeting Calcium

Recommendations

Children and Teens 2 servings dairy per day

3Dairy Intake among U.S. Population, NHANES, 1999-2002

2.1 2.05

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Children and adolescents don’t meet the recommended 3 servings of dairy each day

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Teenage Girls Who Drink Milk Have More Nutrient-Dense Diets

• Milk drinkers consumed 80% more calcium, 59% more vitamin B-12, 56% more riboflavin, and 38% more folate than girls who didn’t drink milk.

Fleming & Heimbach, J Nutr, 1994

• Non-milk drinkers had inadequate intakes of calcium, vitamin A, phosphorus, magnesium and folate

Bowman, J Amer Diet Assoc, 2002

Relationship between noon beverage consumed and quality of meal

Kcal 677 564 449 640 575 617 626

Ca (%RDA) 50 48 44 18 19 18 20

Relationship between noon beverage consumed and quality of diet for day

Kcal 1923 1837 1677 1839 1773 1751 1887

Ca(%RDA) 115 121 111 82 84 75 83

Results represent estimated mean values

Diet Quality Whole Milk Low Fat No Fat Soda Juice Tea FruitMeasure n=1261 n=945 n=91 n=1036 n=315 n=225 n=631

Association Between Noon Beverage Consumption and the Diet Quality of School-

Age ChildrenRachel Johnson, et al., J. Child Nutr. & Mgmt, vol.. 20, 1998

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2005 Dietary Guidelines

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MyPyramid: Dairy products• Consume 3 cups per day of fat-free or low-fat milk or equivalent milk products

– Children ages 2 to 8: 2 cups per day – Children ages 9 & up: 3 cups per day

Equivalents: • 8 oz. milk• 1 cup yogurt

• 1½ oz. natural cheese• 2 oz. processed cheese

June 2008 10

Strong Foundation for 3 Servings of Dairy a Day

CALCIUM REPORT

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Children and Teens Are Not Meeting Calcium Needs

7 out of 10 boys and 9 out of 10 girls don’t get the calcium they need.*

*USDA, CSFII 1994-96 (data for males and females ages 12-19 years old).

*IOM Dietary Reference Intakes, 1997

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Optimizing Bone Health for Children and Adolescents

June 2008 13

Pediatricians Call for Calcium Check-up

Assess Calcium Intake

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• Recommend 3 servings of dairy a day (4 for adolescents)

• Model healthy habits• Be active• Choose dairy first for lactose

intolerance

Pediatricians Call for Calcium Check-up

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Parent Role Modeling

Role Modeling is Key• Children drink more milk when their

parents drink milk.

• Role modeling is effective for African- American girls. 

Moms Need Calcium Too• Women consume on average less than

1.5 servings of dairy foods a day.

• Only 15 percent of moms and young women (age 31-50) meet current calcium recommendations.

Adequate calcium intake by all members of the family is important.

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Dietary Recommendations

Calcium requirements vary by age

Source: The 2004 Surgeon General’s Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis: What It Means to You at http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/bonehealth

If this is your ageThen you need

this much calcium each day (mg)

0 to 6 months 210

7 to 12 months 270

1 to 3 years 500

4 to 8 years 800

9 to 18 years 1,300

19 to 50 years 1,000

Over 50 years 1,200

Growthspurt

3 Cups (8 oz)

MyPyramid Equivalents:

8 oz. milk1 cup yogurt

1-1/2 oz. natural cheese 2 oz. processed cheese

* Fat-free and low-fat are for health but not for calcium

differences

Reading Calcium % on Nutrition Labels

• “Percent Daily Value” (% DV)

• 100% DV for calcium = 1,000 mg

Example of “Daily Value”

20% DV for calcium

(200 mg ÷ 1,000 mg = 20%)

% DV Calcium: Dairy group• Yogurt

1 cup (8 oz.) = 30% DV

• Milk1 cup = 30% DV

• Cheese1 ½ oz. natural/2 oz. processed = 30% DV

• Milk pudding1/2 cup = 15% DV

• Frozen yogurt, vanilla, soft serve½ cup = 10% DV

• Ice cream, vanilla½ cup = 8% DV

Choose fat-free or low fat

most often